1. Sarah Whitehouse University of the West of England Progression in geography: transition from KS2 to KS3 EY–KS4 Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

2. “What is a primary geographer?” “ It is the job of the secondary geography teacher to support the primary school with subject knowledge!” Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

3. Opportunities and challenges to cross phase working

4. Feedback from primary geography subject specialists Cross phase within primary school Would the subject knowledge be useful? Time constraints Progression Personal values and beliefs Different pedagogical approaches To improve my own practice Children to work with other children

5. Feedback from secondary geography teachers Transition for year 6 Ability levels of children entering Key Stage 3/ prior knowledge Could be helpful for literacy support To support primary teachers in developing new skills Primary teachers will benefit from geography specialist teaching All teachers could benefit from cross phase working

6. Questions - Early Years, Primary and Secondary collaborations When ?Who? What? Why? With what outcomes?. Primary PGCE key Early Years/KS1KS1/KS2 Secondary PGCE Secondary Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

7. Jones, M. and Whitehouse, S. (2013) Learning with and from early years and key Stage 1 Teaching Geography, 38. 3. pp. 110-113

8. - Choice of texts in Early Years and KS1/KS2 - Day in the school - Secondary trainee teachers’ perspectives - Questioning Early Years, Primary and Secondary collaborations Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

9. Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration Choice of texts in Early Years and KS1/KS2 - Important for teachers to revisit how they are using old favourites, particularly where environments and circumstances may have changed (North, 2011) Reference: North, W. (2011) Is Katie Morag History? Primary Geography 75 pp 22-24 Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

10. Day in the school - reception Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration -Staged reading of story -Personalising stick people - Locating homes - Finding the stick people and map making, using visual clues - Celebrations

11. Day in the school – Year 1 Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration -Staged reading of story -Pond dipping - Creating character - farm environment (small world) - Making maps of outdoors -Finding the lost animals - outdoor role play Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

12. Day in the school – Year 2 Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration -Staged reading of story - Scavenger hunt - Creating environments in a box - Environmental issues - Campaigning Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

13. Secondary trainee teachers’ perspectives Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration Was this a useful experience working with YR, Y1 and Y2? Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014 ‘Children’s enthusiasm’

14. Questions - Early Years, Primary and Secondary collaborations When ?Who? What? Why? With what outcomes?. Primary PGCE key Early Years/KS1KS1/KS2 Secondary PGCE Secondary Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014

15. Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014 Approaches to transition Who? Why? When? What outcomes?

16. Using texts as a stimulus for outdoor learning: an Early Years -Secondary Collaboration Acknowledgements: Thank you to : The staff and children at Manorbrook Pimary School, South Gloucestershire PGCE Secondary Geography trainee teachers (UWE 2010-2011) Year 3 ITE Early Years student Lorraine Andrews (UWE 2007-2010) Geographical Association Annual Conference University of Surrey - Monday 14 - Wednesday 16 April 2014